as in unlikely
not likely to be true or to occur
it seems improbable that the two writers never met since they traveled in the same social circles
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Mid-major programs have made improbable runs, and part of the tournament’s appeal is rooting for the underdog.
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Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Boston, in particular, carries visceral memories of figure skating’s improbable twin disasters.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
In fact, the people who were there waiting for them had made even more improbable voyages, through harsher environments, with much simpler technologies—but spurred, perhaps, by the same unnamed urge.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
The improbable return of Miami Beach’s iconic Deauville Hotel, demolished by implosion in 2022, has come one big step closer to becoming reality.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Boston, in particular, carries visceral memories of figure skating’s improbable twin disasters.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
In fact, the people who were there waiting for them had made even more improbable voyages, through harsher environments, with much simpler technologies—but spurred, perhaps, by the same unnamed urge.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
The improbable return of Miami Beach’s iconic Deauville Hotel, demolished by implosion in 2022, has come one big step closer to becoming reality.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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